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Charity Alston 1717–1764 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1717

Birth Location: Chowan, North Carolina

Death Date: 16 Aug 1764

Death Location: Northampton, North Carolina

Father: John III

Mother: Mary Clarke

Spouse(s): John Sr.

Children(s): Charity Dawson, Elizabeth Dawson, John Jr., Henry Dawson

Charity Alston was born in 1717 in Chowan, North Carolina, the child of John Alston Iii And Mary Clarke. Charity Alston married John Dawson Sr, and had children including Charity Alston Dawson, Elizabeth Dawson, Henry Dawson, John Dawson Jr. Charity Alston passed away in 1764 in Northampton, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • Charity Alston was born in 1717 in Chowan, North Carolina, the child of John Alston Iii And Mary Clarke.
  • Charity Alston married John Dawson Sr, and had children including Charity Alston Dawson, Elizabeth Dawson, Henry Dawson, John Dawson Jr.
  • Charity Alston passed away in 1764 in Northampton, North Carolina.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Charity Alston's Ancestors

Self
Charity Alston
1717–1764
Birth Place: Chowan, North Carolina
Parents
John Alston III
1673–1758
Pavenham, Bedfordshire, England
Mary Clarke
1677–1765
Albemarle, Chowan, North Carolina
Grandparents
John (Alston) Jr.
1637–1704
Odell, Bedfordshire, England
Anne Wallis
1647–1703
Felmersham, Bedfordshire, England
John Clarke
–1689
Great-Grandparents
John Sr.
1610–1687
Dorothy Temple
1616–1668
John Jr.
1616–1703
Susanna Glyde
1622–1687
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Alston
1564–1619
Frances Bloomfield
1575–1612
John Temple
1593–1632
Dorothy Lee
–1625
John Sr.
1587–1622
Joanna Chapman
1580–1643

Charity Alston's Descendants

1.
CA
Charity Alston (1717–16 Aug 1764) m. John (Dawson) Sr. (Bfr 1700–Feb 1762)
  1. 1. Charity (Alston) Dawson 1756–
  2. 2. Elizabeth Dawson 1757–1762
  3. 3. John (Dawson) Jr. 1759–1797 m. Elizabeth (Dorothy) Atherton 1764–1789
    1. 1. John (Dawson) III 1786–1843
      1. 1. Mary (Patience) Dawson 1831–1916 m. Archibald (S) Dobbins –1870
        1. 1. Mary (Katherine) Dobbins 1853–1921 m. Benjamin (West) Harris 1851–1905
    2. 2. Jesse (Atherton) Dawson 1782–1839
    3. 3. Charity (Alston) Dawson 1784–
    4. 4. Henry Dawson 1786–1841
    5. 5. William (Williams) Dawson 1797–
  4. 4. Henry Dawson 1758–

Charity Alston's Timeline

3 Records

1717
1717
Birth of Charity Alston in Chowan, North Carolina
Chowan, North Carolina
1764
4 Mar 1764
Age 47
Charity Alston - Will in Northampton, North Carolina
Northampton, North Carolina
1764
16 Aug 1764
Age 47
Death of Charity Alston in Northampton, North Carolina
Northampton, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1717
    Event Place: Chowan, North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 106.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: HBZ.
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 2724.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: LJV.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Will
    Event Date: 4 Mar 1764
    Event Place: Northampton, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Aug 1764
    Event Place: Northampton, North Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

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